Enclos Tourmaline 2020

A broad, ripe, expressive wine, the 2020 Enclos Tourmaline offers up aromas of cherries and plums mingled with licorice and toasty new oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, expansive, fleshy palate. This is a rich, broad-shouldered wine from holdings on the plateau respectively located between Le Pin and Trotanoy, opposite Clinet, and opposite the château of La Fleur-Pétrus. 2025 - 2040

The 2020 L'Enclos Tourmaline has a potent nose with generous blackberry and boysenberry fruit. It verges on overripeness but just about manages to retain delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. It's fine-boned but lacks a bit of weight in the middle, becoming linear and conservative toward the finish. That said, I appreciate its classical bent. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. 2027 - 2043

A solid, tight red with blackberries, black olives and hints of brown sugar and walnuts. Full and tight with fine, persistent tannins. Tight and focused.

The 2020 Enclos Tourmaline is made from 100% Merlot, harvested on the 16th of September, aging in 100% new French oak barriques. It weighs in with an alcohol of 14.7% and a pH of 3.67. Revealing a very deep purple-black color, it has a profound nose of blackberry pie, blueberry compote and plum preserves, with underlying suggestions of licorice, espresso, black olives and crushed rocks. The rich, full-bodied palate is jam-packed with fragrant black fruit preserves, framed by velvety tannins and a fantastic line of freshness, finishing with great length and wonderful purity. Drink 2024-2048.